FedEx has flirted with robotic technologies before, most notably in the case of Roxo. The delivery robot made its debut in New York City last year, only to get the boot from Mayor Bill de Blasio.

They say the system was 100 percent accurate, which opens the door for companies to consider using RFID instead of bar codes for sorting cartons. Siemens Dematic, which has installed more than 10,000 ...

With 15 million packages to sort each day, UPS workers are taking advantage of new wearable scanning technology that speeds up package loading and quickly transmits online tracking data to customers.

Amazon has revealed new technology that it says will help delivery drivers avoid organizing packages at stops or manually check to see if they have the right parcel for each delivery. The ...

PACKAGE TO YOU FASTER. INSIDE THE MANCHESTER POST OFFICE DISTRIBUTION AND PROCESSING CENTER, POSTAL CLERKS ARE LOADING UP TODAY’S PACKAGES TO GO OUT USING A NEW SORTING MACHINE. WELL, IT STARTS RIGHT ...

ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Millions of packages move through the U.S. Postal Service’s Hapeville facility every day during the holiday season. “This is our Super Bowl, this is our busiest ...

Hoping to avoid delivery delays like those that occurred last Christmas season, the U.S. Postal Service is installing 138 high-speed package-sorting machines nationwide, including one at its 1400 ...

PACKAGE TO YOU FASTER. INSIDE THE MANCHESTER POST OFFICE DISTRIBUTION AND PROCESSING CENTER, POSTAL CLERKS ARE LOADING UP TODAY’S PACKAGES TO GO OUT USING A NEW SORTING MACHINE. WELL, IT STARTS RIGHT ...

Express carrier United Parcel Service recently opened a new $86-million, 46-acre package sorting and delivery facility in Swan Island, outside Portland, OR. The new operation not only doubles the ...

A new Amazon distribution center planned for a former supermarket warehouse in Lancaster will focus on sorting packages to speed up delivery times, the global online retailer said Monday. The new ...